As I understand it, the new Christidis and Boles will only recognise the
one form of the CST, which suits me because I haven't seen the NST or the
WST.
Just one of the many exciting decisions in the revised C&B.
S
> Here is a bird that is sometimes known as a 'CST', although under proposed
> name changes it would be an 'EST'. That is one of the things that makes
> bird names confusing whether they are written in full or in shorthand.
> People will be using different names for some time. [Like 'Richard's
> Pipit'
> and 'Australian Pipit'. You might find it easier just to say 'pipit',
> because there's only one around.] Can you work out what bird this is? It
> should be quite easy with your field guide.
>
>
>
> cst J_4784.jpg
>
>
>
> Another confusing thing is the different sounds this bird makes. You can
> often hear the tearing of bark as it feeds, as this bird is doing.
> Sometimes
> it gives a sad whistle like 'peeerrr' or 'hooraaaayyy'. It also makes a
> little grating noise when it is feeding in a group. The most distinctive
> sound is a clear repeated song that has been rendered in words as 'knock
> on
> the door'. At the moment they are making this quite a lot. However it
> can
> also sound like 'the Spring's not here' with a secondary stress on the
> second syllable. Sometimes it's just 'on the door' or 'Spring's not
> here'.
> Listening for this is the best way to find these birds if you want to see
> one. On top of all that, this bird is also supposed to be a mimic!
>
>
--
Stuart Cooney
PhD Candidate--Hooded Parrot Ecology
Department of Botany and Zoology
Australian National University
Canberra, ACT, 0200
January to June (Field Work Season)
Stuart Cooney
C/- Manbulloo Homestead,
PO Box 61
Katherine, NT, 0851
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